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Extreme & Weird Weather of the World - Archive for 2018041418
Currently using 36018 observations from 5118 unique global stations over the past 3 hours.
Last Updated: Sat Apr 14 18:46:30 UTC 2018



1 station reporting temperature -55°C or colder

0 stations reporting temperature -50°C to -54°C

0 stations reporting temperature -45°C to -49°C

1 station reporting temperature -40°C to -44°C

0 stations reporting temperature 55°C or warmer

0 stations reporting temperature 50°C to 54°C

0 stations reporting temperature 45°C to 49°C

23 stations reporting temperature 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting dewpoint 30°C or greater

0 stations reporting dewpoint 28-29°C

32 stations reporting dewpoint 26-27°C


2 stations reporting wind gusts 70kt or stronger

3 stations reporting wind gusts 60-69kt

22 stations reporting wind gusts 50-59kt

140 stations reporting wind gusts 40-49kt


2 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -55°C or colder

0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -50°C to -54°C

0 stations reporting (sustained) wind chill of -45°C to -49°C

1 station reporting (sustained) wind chill of -40°C to -44°C


0 stations reporting heat index of 55°C or hotter

0 stations reporting heat index of 50°C to 54°C

1 station reporting heat index of 45°C to 49°C

13 stations reporting heat index of 40°C to 44°C


0 stations reporting sea level pressure < 940mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 940mb - 949mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 950mb - 959mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 960mb - 969mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 970mb - 979mb

2 stations reporting sea level pressure >= 1060mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1055-1059mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1050-1054mb

0 stations reporting sea level pressure 1045-1049mb

12 stations reporting sea level pressure 1040-1044mb


1 station reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 10mb or greater

2 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure fall of 5mb to 9.9mb

13 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 5mb to 9.9mb

6 stations reporting 3-hourly pressure rise of 10mb or greater


23 stations reporting heavy snow

10 stations reporting any sleet

18 stations reporting any freezing rain

44 stations reporting heavy rain

78 stations reporting unknown precipitation type


10 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 1 hour

7 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 3 hours

12 stations reporting ice accretion in the past 6 hours

0 stations reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 3+"

1 station reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 2"

1 station reporting hourly snow depth increase (SNINCR) of 1"

0 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 3" or greater

0 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"

11 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 1-1.99"

20 stations reporting hourly (melted) precip total of 0.5-0.99"

0 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 5" or greater

0 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 4-4.99"

1 station reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 3-3.99"

6 stations reporting 3 or 6 hourly (melted) precip total of 2-2.99"


0 stations reporting tornado, funnel cloud or waterspout

0 stations reporting mammatus cloud

0 stations reporting hail

14 stations reporting thundersnow

0 stations reporting thundersleet

0 stations reporting thunder with freezing rain

74 stations reporting thunder with rain


5 stations reporting blizzard conditions

11 stations reporting near-blizzard conditions


0 stations reporting visibility of zero

26 stations reporting visibility 1/8 mile or less, but not zero

1 station reporting visibility 75 miles or greater

5 stations reporting visibility 50-74 miles


0 stations reporting aurora

0 stations reporting solar/lunar eclipse


0 stations reporting aircraft mishap

11 stations reporting bird hazard on the runway

0 stations reporting volcanic ash

7 stations reporting ice crystals/diamond dust

0 stations reporting blowing spray

14 stations reporting dust or duststorm

15 stations reporting sand or sandstorm

0 stations reporting well-developed dust/sand whirls

22 stations reporting smoke


Stations falling into 4 or more extreme categories

Stations falling into 3 extreme categories

Stations falling into 2 extreme categories

  • CYIO: Pond Inlet, NT, Canada
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Ice Crystals/Diamond Dust
  • DRRN: Niamey-Aero, Niger
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • FNCA: Cabinda, Angola
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • FTTJ: Ndjamena, Chad
        Temperature, Dust/Duststorm
  • K1M4: Posey Field, AL, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • K5A6: Winona, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KACQ: Waseca, Waseca Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KAEL: Albert Lea, MN, United States
        Wind, Thundersnow
  • KALO: Waterloo, IA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • KAPN: Alpena, Alpena County Regional Airport, MI, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, 3/6-Hourly Precip Total
  • KBQX: Brazos 451, United States
        Temperature, Wind
  • KCAV: Clarion, IA, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KCNK: Concordia, Blosser Municipal Airport, KS, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KDBQ: Dubuque, Dubuque Regional Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KDVN: Davenport, Davenport Municipal Airport, IA, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KEBS: Webster City, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KEIR: Eugene I 215, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KFBL: Faribault Municipal, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KFCM: Minneapolis, Flying Cloud Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KFOD: Fort Dodge, IA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KFRM: Fairmont Municipal, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KGRI: Grand Island, NE, United States
        Wind, Pressure Change
  • KGTR: Golden Tri, MS, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KGUL: Gunnison, TX, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Visibility
  • KJYG: St. James, St. James Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thundersnow
  • KMBS: Saginaw, MBS Intl Arpt, MI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KMCB: McComb, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KMSP: Minneapolis, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Snowincrease
  • KMVE: Montevideo, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KMWM: Windom, Windom Municipal Airport, MN, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Visibility
  • KNBG: New Orleans, Naval Air Stn, LA, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KNGP: Corpus Christi, Naval Air Stn, TX, United States
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • KOFK: Norfolk, Stefan Memorial Airport, NE, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KOSH: Oshkosh, Wittman Regional Airport, WI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KPIB: Pine Belt Regional, MS, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KPTN: Patterson Memorial, LA, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KSBM: Sheboygan, WI, United States
        Wind, Ice Accretion
  • KSHL: Sheldon, IA, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KSLB: Storm Lake, IA, United States
        Wind, Visibility
  • KTCL: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport, AL, United States
        Hourly Precip Total, Thunderstorm
  • KTUP: Tupelo, Tupelo Regional Airport, MS, United States
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • KVTI: Vinton, IA, United States
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • LFRG: St. Gatien, France
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • MMMT: Minatitlan, Mexico
        Pressure Change, Smoke
  • MMRX: Reynosa Intl Arpt, Mexico
        Pressure Change, Dust/Duststorm
  • MMTM: Tampico / Gen Fj Mina, Mexico
        Wind, Dust/Duststorm
  • OIMM: Mashhad, Iran
        Precipitation Type/Intensity, Thunderstorm
  • OMFJ: Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
        Wind, Thunderstorm
  • PGUM: Agana, Guam Intl Arpt, GU, United States
        Dewpoint, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • RJBB: Kansai Intl Arpt, Japan
        Wind, Precipitation Type/Intensity
  • SPSO: Pisco, Peru
        Bird Hazard, Smoke
  • WBKL: Labuan, Malaysia
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm
  • WBSB: Brunei Airport, Brunei
        Dewpoint, Thunderstorm


58 unidentified stations (out of a total of 137 documented unknown stations)

  • ENLE (OLD)
  • ENUG (OLD)
  • ENWV (OLD)
  • ETML (OLD)
  • FCOD (NEW)
  • FDLB (OLD)
  • GQNO (OLD)
  • K18H (OLD)
  • K1AN (OLD)
  • K1AW (OLD)
  • K1BN (OLD)
  • K1BW (OLD)
  • K1CN (OLD)
  • K1DN (OLD)
  • K1DW (OLD)
  • K1EN (OLD)
  • K1FN (OLD)
  • K1FW (OLD)
  • K1GN (OLD)
  • K1HN (OLD)
  • K1IN (OLD)
  • K1IW (OLD)
  • K1JN (OLD)
  • K1KN (OLD)
  • K1LN (OLD)
  • K1MN (OLD)
  • K1NN (OLD)
  • K1ON (OLD)
  • K2LS (OLD)
  • K6P9 (OLD)
  • KDSF (OLD)
  • KHME (OLD)
  • KNOZ (OLD)
  • KQBD (OLD)
  • KQD3 (OLD)
  • KQFR (OLD)
  • KQGE (OLD)
  • KQKR (OLD)
  • KQN3 (OLD)
  • KQRD (OLD)
  • KQXC (NEW)
  • KQZF (OLD)
  • KWBF (NEW)
  • KXIF (OLD)
  • LEAG (OLD)
  • LETU (OLD)
  • MGMT (OLD)
  • MGTU (OLD)
  • OEAR (OLD)
  • OICM (OLD)
  • SBJE (OLD)
  • SESG (OLD)
  • SLAL (OLD)
  • SPJC (OLD)
  • SYKM (NEW)
  • UCFL (OLD)
  • URRP (NEW)
  • YAYT (OLD)